Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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Dates | 3–6 February |
No. of events | 3 |
Competitors | 106 from 15 nations |
Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics | |
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18 km | men |
50 km | men |
Relay | men |
At the 1948 Winter Olympics, three cross-country skiing events were contested. The 18 km competition was held on Saturday, 31 January 1948, the relay event was held on Tuesday, 3 February 1948, and the 50 km event was held on Friday, 6 February 1948.[1]
Medal summary[]
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 nations) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Events[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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18 km |
Martin Lundström![]() |
1:13:50 | Nils Östensson![]() |
1:14:22 | Gunnar Eriksson![]() |
1:16:06 |
50 km |
Nils Karlsson![]() |
3:47:48 | Harald Eriksson![]() |
3:52:20 | Benjamin Vanninen![]() |
3:57:28 |
4 × 10 km relay |
![]() Gunnar Eriksson Martin Lundström Nils Östensson Nils Täpp |
2:32:08 | ![]() August Kiuru Teuvo Laukkanen Sauli Rytky Lauri Silvennoinen |
2:41:06 | ![]() Erling Evensen Olav Hagen Reidar Nyborg Olav Økern |
2:44:33 |
Participating nations[]
Seven cross-country skiers competed in all three events.
A total of 106 cross-country skiers from 15 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Austria (8)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (2)
Czechoslovakia (9)
Finland (13)
France (7)
Hungary (2)
Italy (9)
Liechtenstein (5)
Norway (12)
Poland (5)
Sweden (11)
Switzerland (10)
United States (5)
Yugoslavia (6)
References[]
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- Cross-country skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics
- 1948 Winter Olympics events
- 1948 in cross-country skiing
- Cross-country skiing competitions in Switzerland